WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS... on homeschooling?

The things that you've said are some of the arguments that were made against home schooling and I would like to address both. One of the assumptions is that home schooling doesn't provide opportunities for a child to hone his social skills; an assumption that holds water only if we believe that a child could only develop social skills in a school setting. For example, if we could foster a community environment in which the child is made mindful about his interactions not only with children but with adults as well, wouldn't that develop his social skills? And home schooling doesn't prevent a child from making friends with his neighbors right or with other students in extra-curricular activities right? Regarding teacher expertise, well I would say that nothing could replace an expert within his domain. If we believe that teachers *should* be the end-all of a child's education then it makes sense that the better the teacher, the better the child's learning. But if we could construct a way so that the child would be able to learn the topics all by himself? Also, it studying at home doesn't meant that you couldn't get the guidance of a teacher from time to time, or maybe you could also ask friends who are experts in their field. Quite a strange idea for sure, but interest and motivation that are intrinsic to the student are dimensions of learning that we sometimes forget to engage. Given these arguments, I believe that home schooling is a viable alternative, not so much for all children and not for all levels (I think I could only homeschool until primary 6 or before high school).

I understand where you are coming from... As I am a high school teacher - I hope that you can see that the arguements for specalist teaching certainly hold true at this level.